Chapter 10 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you? _I_ forgive you. And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too? PRINGLE. [_Stiffly._] With Mr. and Mrs.----!
Chapter 10 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without care or concern
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “_I_ forgive you.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “[_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “[_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?”
in a stiff manner
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “[_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
without care or concern
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
the act of eating dinner
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading _I_ forgive you.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I_ forgive you.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRINGLE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
in a stiff manner
From this reading [_Stiffly._] With Mr. and Mrs.----!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so _you_ are dining with Mr. and Mrs. Wackerbath, too?
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Carelessly._] Oh, you said you'd been away, or working hard, or something, didn't you?
Chapter 10 of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts by F. Anstey holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 10 holds 441 sentences of The Brass Bottle — A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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